Classic Trucks Stolen After Goodguys Speedway Nationals

It doesn’t happen to everyone, but in very minute rare instances you can become a target of Grand Theft Auto. This year after the Goodguys 3rd Speedway Nationals at the Indianapolis Motorspeedway in Indiana, Dennis Quin watched his 1949 Chevrolet Truck drive away from his hotel room near Sam Jones Expressway. The truck is estimated to be worth around $30,000.

“I was mad as heck and shocked,” Quin said. “They went over the overpass on the expressway driving like an idiot. It’s something I’m not going to forget.”

Quin’s wife heard a loud noise as they both watched the truck disappear onto the road. It’s was a sad day for the two, to say the least. When the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police were asked for a statement they gave no comment.

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This wasn’t the only truck stolen however. At another hotel, Nicholas Tape was shocked to find that his 1987 Chevrolet Silverado was taken along with his uncle’s 1979 Chevrolet Shortbed. Also these trucks were stolen at the same time as Quin’s making this seem more like a professional operation rather than some petty thieves looking to make some quick money. Lucky for Tape, his uncle’s truck was found, but his has yet to be recovered.

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“If somebody is cutting those cars apart, then they’re cutting the value in them, which is the reason they stole it in the first place,” Scafidi said. “If somebody’s going to go through the trouble of stealing them, they would know that their value is in the complete unit,” said Frank Scafidi, a spokesman for the National Crime Bureau, an Illinois-based organization that investigates vehicle thefts and insurance fraud.

Unfortunately, this has left an emotional scar on both Quin and Tape. It’s not right and we sincerely hope that your vehicles get recovered just the way you drove them.